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In the Valencian Community, Spain, they developed functional inks based on micro and nanoloads for application as coatings in different industrial sectors, a project called Desink.
The project aims to provide solutions to the existing problems in three productive sectors of the Valencian Community: ceramic tiles, floors derived from wood and packaging.
Last Friday, September 30, a meeting took place at the facilities of Aidimme (Technological Institute Metalworking, Furniture, Wood, Packaging and Related), to monitor the research activities that are being carried out for the development of functional coatings that will reduce wear on ceramic tiles and floors derived from wood with designs by inkjet printing, as well as improving the gas barrier of plastic packaging materials.
In the case of ceramic surfaces and wood-derived floors, coatings are being developed for application using inkjet technology, reducing product losses and VOC emissions associated with spray application (only in solvent-based products), but improving the wear resistance of current processes with inkjet printing designs.
In the specific case of wood-derived floors, work is also being done on the development of water-based organic coatings, thus avoiding the emission of VOCs, which contain the same type of loads as in previous inkjet coatings, to increase wear resistance, but which can be applied by spraying, to increase the versatility of manufacturing lines with inkjet technology already developed in the sector.
It is an R&D project in collaboration with three Technological Institutes, coordinated by the ITC, Institute of Ceramic Technology, AIDIMME, Metalworking Technological Institute, Furniture, Wood, Packaging and Related and ITENE, Technological Institute of Packaging, Transport and Logistics, co-financed by the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) and the European Funds for Regional Development (ERDF Funds).
Project participants at Aidimme's facilities.
Source: Aidimme.
